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A five-way kidney swap was a chain of selfless kindness that allowed several people to help their loved ones and others. -
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden make their closing arguments in what's been an unusual campaign season to say the least.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about the sports of the week.
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The centerpiece of Copeland's latest album is a song born from the wreckage of the Clotilda — the last known slave ship to smuggle African captives to the United States. -
College students who are studying remotely can vote in the state where their college is located. But this is controversial in some places, and students are organizing.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Elvis Costello about his new album, Hey Clockface.
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"We were doing an awful job in an awful time," veteran Garett Reppenhagen said in a StoryCorps conversation. "If I shed any joy to anybody on that base that day, then I think it was all worth it." -
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Scott Frank, one of the creators of Netflix's The Queen's Gambit and Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays Beth Harmon in the series.
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An unprecedented number of Americans have already cast their ballots in the 2020 election. But legal fights and other concerns are making some people nervous about Election Day and beyond.
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With just days to go, the 2020 campaign is proving to be a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency more than anything else.
